Four Last Songs discography

Chronological – by no means complete – list of recordings of Richard Strauss' Vier letzte Lieder.

Recordings

Year	Artist	Conductor Orchestra or Pianist	Label Catalogue number
1950	Kirsten Flagstad	Wilhelm Furtwängler Philharmonia Orchestra	CD: Testament Cat: SBT1410[1]
1951	Sena Jurinac	Fritz Busch Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra	CD: EMI "Références" Cat: CDH 7 63199 2[2]
1953	Elisabeth Schwarzkopf	Otto Ackermann Philharmonia Orchestra	CD: Naxos "Historical" Cat: 8.111145[3]
1953	Lisa Della Casa	Karl Böhm Wiener Philharmoniker	CD: Decca "Legends" Cat: 000289 467 1182 8[4] CD: Naxos "Historical" Cat: 8.111347[5]
1955	Christel Goltz	Heinrich Hollreiser Pro Musica Orchestra	LP: VOX Classics Cat: PL 9400
1956	Elisabeth Schwarzkopf	Herbert von Karajan Philharmonia Orchestra	CD: Urania Cat: URN 22. 379
1958	Inge Borkh	Ferdinand Leitner Orchestre Symphonique de Vichy	CD: Ponto Recordings Cat: PONTO 1010[6]
1958	Lois Marshall	Thomas Beecham Concertgebouworkest	CD: Gala Cat: GL 100.799
1961	Sena Jurinac	Malcolm Sargent BBC Symphony Orchestra	CD: BBC "Legends" Cat: BBCL 4107-2[7]
1961	Teresa Stich-Randall	Ernest Ansermet Orchestre de la Suisse Romande	CD: Cascavalle Cat: VEL 3135
1964	Elisabeth Schwarzkopf	George Szell Concertgebouworkest	CD: Audiophile Classics Cat: APL 101.548
1964	Evelyn Lear	Karl Böhm Wiener Philharmoniker	CD: VAI Music Cat: VAIA 1159[8]
1964	Hanne-Lore Kuhse	Václav Neumann Gewandhausorchester Leipzig	CD: Berlin Classics Cat: BC 2075-2
1965	Elisabeth Schwarzkopf	George Szell Radio-Symphonieorchester Berlin	CD: EMI Classics "Great Recordings of the Century" Cat: 0724356696020[9]
1967	Martina Arroyo	Günter Wand Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester	CD: Profil Medien Cat: PH06005[10]
1968	Gundula Janowitz	Bernard Haitink Concertgebouworkest	CD: Philips "Dutch Masters - Bernard Haitink" Cat: 462 947-2
1970	Birgit Nilsson	Leif Segerstam Sveriges Radios symfoniorkester	CD: Bluebell Cat: ABCD 009
1970	Eleanor Steber	James Levine Cleveland Orchestra	CD: VAI Music Cat: VAIA 1012[11]
1974	Leontyne Price	Erich Leinsdorf New Philharmonia Orchestra	CD: RCA Victor Cat: nla[12]
1974	Gundula Janowitz	Herbert von Karajan Berliner Philharmoniker	CD: Deutsche Grammophon "The Originals" Cat: 000289 447 4222 0[13]
1976	Elisabeth Söderström	Antal Doráti Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	CD: BBC "Legends" Cat: BBCL 4153-2[14]
1976	Montserrat Caballé	Alain Lombard Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg	LP: Erato Cat: STU 71054
1976	Teresa Żylis-Gara	Franz-Paul Decker Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Hannover	LP: Rodolphe Cat: RP 12 392
1977	Aase Nordmo Løvberg	Okko Kamu Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra	CD: Simax Cat: PSC 1803
1977	Lucia Popp	Georg Solti Chicago Symphony Orchestra	DVD-Video: Decca Cat: 074 3203[15]
1979	Kiri Te Kanawa	Andrew Davis London Symphony Orchestra	CD: Sony Classical Cat: SMK89881[16]
1981	Sylvia Sass	Ervin Lukács Hungarian State Orchestra	LP: Hungaroton Cat: SLPX 12397[17]
1981	Heather Harper	Norman Del Mar Royal Philharmonic Orchestra	CD: Carlton Classics Cat: 15656 91382
1982	Roberta Alexander	Adam Gatehouse National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands	LP: Eurosound Cat: ES 46.583[18]
1982	Elisabeth Söderström	Richard Armstrong Welsh National Opera Orchestra	LP: EMI Cat: ASD 4103
1982	Lucia Popp	Klaus Tennstedt London Philharmonic Orchestra	CD: EMI Classics Cat: 0724358643725[19]
1982	Jessye Norman	Kurt Masur Gewandhausorchester Leipzig	CD: Philips Classics Cat: 000289 464 7422 8[20]
1983	Elly Ameling	Wolfgang Sawallisch Concertgebouworkest	CD: Heartselling Cat: GW 80003
1985	Anna Tomowa-Sintow	Herbert von Karajan Berliner Philharmoniker	CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 419 188-2[21]
1985	Éva Marton	Andrew Davis Toronto Symphony Orchestra	LP: CBS Cat: IM 42019
1986	Felicity Lott	Neeme Järvi Royal Scottish National Orchestra	CD: Chandos Cat: CHAN 8518[22]
1987	Heather Harper	Richard Hickox London Symphony Orchestra	CD: EMI Classics Cat: 2283742[23]
1988	Arleen Auger	André Previn Wiener Philharmoniker	CD: Telarc Cat: CD-80180[24]
1990	Kiri Te Kanawa	Georg Solti Wiener Philharmoniker	CD: Decca Cat: 000289 430 5112 5[25]
1991	Gwyneth Jones	Roberto Paternostro Tokyo Symphony Orchestra	CD: KOCH Schwann Cat: 314 081
1992	Júlia Várady	Kurt Masur Gewandhausorchester Leipzig	DVD-Video: Digital Classics Cat: 1008DC
1993	Cheryl Studer	Giuseppe Sinopoli Staatskapelle Dresden	CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 000289 439 8652 6[26]
1993	Elisabeth Meyer-Topsøe	Hans Norbert Bihlmaier Sjællands Symfoniorkester	CD: Kontrapunkt Cat: 32156[27]
1993	Charlotte Margiono	Edo de Waart Radio Filharmonisch Orkest Holland	CD: Brilliant Classics Cat: 9065[28]
1993	Lucia Popp	Michael Tilson Thomas London Symphony Orchestra	CD: Sony Classical Cat: SK 48242[29]
1995	Barbara Hendricks	Wolfgang Sawallisch Philadelphia Orchestra	CD: EMI Classics Cat: CDC5 5099950466528[30]
1995	Renée Fleming	Christoph Eschenbach Houston Symphony Orchestra	CD: RCA Cat: 09026 68539 2[31]
1995	Carole Farley	José Serebrier Czech State Philharmonic Orchestra	CD: BMG Cat: 756055700227[32]
1995	Joanna Borowska	Friedrich Haider Cracow Radio Symphony Orchestra	CD: Nightingale Classics Cat: NC161864-2[33]
1996	Hellen Kwon	Adrian Leaper Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria	CD: Arte Nova Cat: 74321 54466 2[34]
1998	Barbara Bonney	Malcolm Martineau, piano	CD: Decca Cat: 460 812-2[35]
1998	Deborah Voigt	Kurt Masur New York Philharmonic Orchestra	CD: Teldec Cat: 3984-25990-2[36]
1998	Karita Mattila	Claudio Abbado Berliner Philharmoniker	CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 445 182-2[37]
1999	Gabriele Fontana	Erik Werba, piano	CD: Preiser Records Cat: PR93377[38]
1999	Jane Eaglen	Donald Runnicles London Symphony Orchestra	CD: Sony Cat: SK 61720[39]
1999	Karita Mattila	Claudio Abbado Berliner Philharmoniker	CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 000289 445 1822 1[40]
1999	Gitta-Maria Sjöberg	Jan Wagner Odense Symfoniorkester	DVD-Audio: Silverline Cat: 288119-9[41]
2001	Soile Isokoski	Marek Janowski Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin	CD: Ondine Cat: ODE982-2[42]
2002	Melanie Diener	David Zinman Tonhalle Orchester Zürich	CD: Arte Nova Cat: 74321 95999 2[43]
2003	Georgina von Benza	Marco De Prosperis Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Saarbrücken	CD: TADE International Cat: TADECD 002[44]
2004	Anne Schwanewilms	Mark Elder The Hallé	CD: BBC Cat: BBC MM270[45]
2004	Michaela Kaune	Eiji Oue NDR Radiophilharmonie	CD: Berlin Classics Cat: 0017812BC[46]
2004	Nancy Yuen	Somtow Sucharitkul Siam Philharmonc Orchestra	CD: Orchid Music Cat: OM-0401[47]
2005	Konrad Jarnot	Helmut Deutsch, piano	CD: Oehms Classics Cat: OC 518[48]
2006	Christine Brewer	Donald Runnicles Atlanta Symphony Orchestra	CD: Telarc Cat: CD-80661[49]
2006	Ricarda Merbeth	Michael Halász Staatskapelle Weimar	CD: Naxos Cat: 8.570283[50]
2006	Nina Stemme	Antonio Pappano Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, London	CD: EMI Classics Cat: 0094637879726[51]
2006	Ricarda Merbeth	Gianluigi Gelmetti Sydney Symphony Orchestra	CD: Sydney Symphony Recordings Cat: SSO 200803[52]
2007	Qilian Chen	Dirk Brossé Shanghai Opera House Orchestra	CD: Pavane Records Cat: ADW 7542[53]
2007	Anja Harteros	Fabio Luisi Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden	CD: Sony Classical Cat: 88697 14197-2[54]
2007	Barbara Krieger	Heiko Mathias Förster Berliner Symphoniker	CD: Brilliant Classics Cat: 8957[55]
2007	Waltraud Meier	Joseph Breinl, piano	CD: Farao Classics Cat: B 108033[56]
2008	Yvonne Kenny	Johannes Fritzsch Queensland Symphony Orchestra	CD: ABC Classics Cat: ABC 476 3954[57]
2009	Renée Fleming	Christian Thielemann Münchner Philharmoniker	CD: Decca Cat: 000289 478 1074 2[58]
2009	Anja Harteros	Mariss Jansons Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks	CD: BR-Klassik Cat: 900707[59]
2009	Aga Mikolaj	Karl Sollak WDR Rundfunfunkorchester Köln	CD: CPO Cat: 777 641-2[60]
2010	Polina Pasztircsák	Alexander Rahbari Musikkollegium Winterthur	CD: Nascor Cat: NS07[61]
2010	Dorothea Röschmann	Yannick Nézet-Séguin Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra	SACD: BIS Records Cat: BIS-SACD-1880[62]
2011	Anne Schwanewilms	Markus Stenz Gürzenich-Orchester Köln	CD: Orfeo Cat: C 858 121 A[63]
2011	Lisa Larsson	Douglas Boyd Musikkollegium Winterthur	SACD: Dabringhaus und Grimm Cat: MDG 901 1738-6[64]
2013	Erika Sunnegårdh	Will Humburg Malmö Symphony Orchestra	MP3: Cat: 888174 304687[65]
2014	Anna Netrebko	Daniel Barenboim Staatskapelle Berlin	CD: Deutsche Grammophon Cat: 0289 479 3964 1[66]
2014	Erin Wall	Andrew Davis Melbourne Symphony Orchestra	CD: ABC Classics Cat: ABC 481 1122[67]

References

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2. "Sena Jurinac - Opera and Song Recital". Amazon.com. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
3. "On-line catalogue entry Schwarzkopf/Ackermann". Naxos Records. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
4. "On-line catalogue entry Della Casa/Böhm". The Decca Record Company London. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
5. "On-line catalogue entry Della Casa/Böhm". Naxos Records. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
6. "On-line catalogue entry Borkh/Leitner". Ponto Recordings. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
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8. "On-line catalogue entry Lear/Böhm". VAI Music. Retrieved 19 January 2011.
9. "On-line catalogue entry Schwarzkopf/Szell". EMI Classics. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
10. "On-line catalogue entry Arroyo/Wand". Profil. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
11. "On-line catalogue entry Steber/Levine". VAI Music. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
12. "4 Last Songs Price/Leinsdorf". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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36. "Website Deborah Voigt (discography)". Retrieved 8 December 2010.
37. "On-line catalogue entry Mattila/Abbado". Deutsche Grammophon. Retrieved 24 December 2010.
38. "On-line catalogue entry Fontana/Werba". Preiser Records. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
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40. "On-line catalogue entry Mattila/Abbado". Deutsche Grammophon. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
41. "On-line catalogue entry Odense Symfoniorkester/Sjöberg/Wagner". Retrieved 8 December 2010.
42. "On-line catalogue entry Isokoski/Janowski". Ondine. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
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50. "On-line catalogue entry Merbeth/Halász". Naxos Records. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
51. "On-line catalogue entry Stemme/Pappano". EMI Classics. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
52. "On-line catalogue entry Merbeth/Gelmetti". Sydney Symphony Recordings. Retrieved 7 December 2010.
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60. "Website Aga Mikolaj". Retrieved 7 February 2011.
61. "Website Polina Pasztircsák". Retrieved 29 January 2011.
62. "On-line catalogue entry Röschmann/Nézet-Séguin". BIS Records, Sweden. Retrieved 28 August 2011.
63. "On-line catalogue entry Schwanewilms/Stenz". ORFEO International Music, Germany. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
64. "On-line catalogue entry Larsson/Boyd". Dabringhaus und Grimm Audiovision, Germany. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
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